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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In France, the Parliament of Paris seized the Archbishop of Bordeaux's estate after he authorized a priest to deny sacraments to a Jansenist, sparking public outrage. The Parliament petitioned the King with 12 articles to curb clerical zeal against Jansenists, expecting compliance due to his opposition to Jesuits. A pamphlet by M. Gueret and new memoirs volume stirred debate.
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Letter from Paris, dated Feb. 17. N. S.
"The Archbishop of Bourdeaux having countenanced and authorized a Priest of his Diocese, in the Refusal he made, of administering the Holy Sacrament to a sick Person, under Pretence of his being a Jansenist; the Parliament seized on the said Bishop's Estate, and the Populace were so animated against him, that a numerous Crowd surrounded his Palace, in which he certainly would have perished had he been found there."
The Parliament has since caused Representations to be made to the King, in order to engage his Majesty to draw up certain Articles and Rules, that may effectually put a Stop to the indiscreet Zeal of the Clergy, against those the Jesuits are pleased to call Jansenists.
The Parliament has already drawn up 12 Articles, with a View to redress, for the future, such scandalous Disorders; his Majesty will the more readily comply with his Parliament's Request, being no Friend to the Jesuits, seeing that they have constantly and strenuously oppos'd the Clergy's giving in a List or Declaration of their Ecclesiastical Revenues, pursuant to his Majesty's late Mandate.
Here has lately been published, by M. Gueret, (who notwithstanding has received and admitted the famous Bull Unigenitus) a Pamphlet, wherein he plainly proves, that refusing the Sacraments to any Person, under Pretence of being Jansenists, is a Scandal, which all secular Judges ought, and are empowered, to suppress and oppose; this Work has made great Noise among the Learned; as likewise the Advertising of the 3d Vol. of the Memoirs of F. Norbert.
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Paris
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Feb. 17 N. S.
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parliament seized the archbishop's estate; crowd surrounded his palace; representations made to the king with 12 articles to curb clerical actions against jansenists; king's expected compliance; pamphlet and memoirs publication caused stir among the learned.
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The Archbishop of Bourdeaux authorized a priest to refuse the Holy Sacrament to a sick Jansenist, leading the Parliament to seize his estate and incite a crowd around his palace. The Parliament petitioned the King to enact rules stopping the clergy's zeal against Jansenists, having drafted 12 articles. The King, opposed to Jesuits for resisting revenue declarations, is likely to agree. M. Gueret published a pamphlet arguing against refusing sacraments to Jansenists, creating noise among the learned, alongside advertisement of the 3d volume of F. Norbert's Memoirs.